Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Democrat Joce (JOH'-see) Pritchett says she's running for Mississippi auditor because she wants to fight corruption and hold officials accountable for how they spend tax dollars.
The 47-year-year old from Jackson announced her candidacy Friday on the steps of the state Capitol. This is her first run for public office. She faces Charles Graham, a retired Jackson firefighter, in the Democratic primary.
The two-term state auditor, Stacey Pickering, is being challenged in the Republican primary by Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler.
Pritchett owns an engineering firm and says she knows how to fairly handle state contracts.
She says Pickering has been "asleep at the wheel" in fighting corruption.
Pickering could not immediately be reached for response, but he has said his office has recovered millions of misspent public dollars.
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